108th New York Infantry

The 108th New York Infantry, in 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 2nd Corps, occupied this position on July 2 and 3, 1863, supporting Battery I, 1 U.S. Artillery during the artillery duel on the afternoon of July 3. It sustained a terrific fire without being able to return a shot. Of 200 engaged, its casualties were 16 killed and 86 wounded, for a total of 102. During the charge, the left of the Confederate line lapped its front and came within 50 yards before breaking. The regiment was recruited and mustered into service at Rochester, New York, on Aug. 16, 1862, and participated in all the battles of the 2nd Corps from Antietam on September 17, 1862, to the surrender at Appomattox on Apr. 9, 1865, having been actively engaged 28 times.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania · United States